
To reduce the size of trajectory objects, we can generalize them, for example, using the Douglas-Peucker algorithm:
import pandas as pd
import geopandas as gpd
from geopandas import GeoDataFrame, read_file
from shapely.geometry import Point, LineString, Polygon
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import movingpandas as mpd
import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
print(f'MovingPandas version {mpd.__version__}')
MovingPandas version 0.8.rc1
gdf = read_file('../data/geolife_small.gpkg')
traj_collection = mpd.TrajectoryCollection(gdf, 'trajectory_id', t='t')
original_traj = traj_collection.trajectories[1]
print(original_traj)
Trajectory 2 (2009-06-29 07:02:25 to 2009-06-29 11:13:12) | Size: 897 | Length: 38764.6m Bounds: (116.319212, 39.971703, 116.592616, 40.082514) LINESTRING (116.590957 40.071961, 116.590905 40.072007, 116.590879 40.072027, 116.590915 40.072004,
original_traj.plot(column='speed', linewidth=5, capstyle='round', figsize=(9,3), legend=True, vmax=20)
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Try different tolerance settings and observe the results in line geometry and therefore also length:
help(mpd.DouglasPeuckerGeneralizer)
Help on class DouglasPeuckerGeneralizer in module movingpandas.trajectory_generalizer: class DouglasPeuckerGeneralizer(TrajectoryGeneralizer) | DouglasPeuckerGeneralizer(traj) | | Generalizes using Douglas-Peucker algorithm. | | tolerance : float | Distance tolerance | | Examples | -------- | | >>> mpd.DouglasPeuckerGeneralizer(traj).generalize(tolerance=1.0) | | Method resolution order: | DouglasPeuckerGeneralizer | TrajectoryGeneralizer | builtins.object | | Methods inherited from TrajectoryGeneralizer: | | __init__(self, traj) | Create TrajectoryGeneralizer | | Parameters | ---------- | traj : Trajectory or TrajectoryCollection | | generalize(self, tolerance) | Generalize the input Trajectory/TrajectoryCollection. | | Parameters | ---------- | tolerance : any type | Tolerance threshold, differs by generalizer | | Returns | ------- | Trajectory/TrajectoryCollection | Generalized Trajectory or TrajectoryCollection | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Data descriptors inherited from TrajectoryGeneralizer: | | __dict__ | dictionary for instance variables (if defined) | | __weakref__ | list of weak references to the object (if defined)
generalized_traj = mpd.DouglasPeuckerGeneralizer(original_traj).generalize(tolerance=0.001)
generalized_traj.plot(column='speed', linewidth=5, capstyle='round', figsize=(9,3), legend=True, vmax=20)
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generalized_traj
Trajectory 2 (2009-06-29 07:02:25 to 2009-06-29 11:13:12) | Size: 45 | Length: 37021.3m Bounds: (116.319212, 39.971775, 116.592616, 40.082369) LINESTRING (116.590957 40.071961, 116.590367 40.073957, 116.590367 40.073957, 116.590367 40.073957,
print('Original length: %s'%(original_traj.get_length()))
print('Generalized length: %s'%(generalized_traj.get_length()))
Original length: 38764.57548255216 Generalized length: 37021.32271586604
An alternative generalization method is to down-sample the trajectory to ensure a certain time delta between records:
help(mpd.MinTimeDeltaGeneralizer)
Help on class MinTimeDeltaGeneralizer in module movingpandas.trajectory_generalizer: class MinTimeDeltaGeneralizer(TrajectoryGeneralizer) | MinTimeDeltaGeneralizer(traj) | | Generalizes based on time. | | This generalization ensures that consecutive rows are at least a certain timedelta apart. | | tolerance : datetime.timedelta | Desired minimum time difference between consecutive rows | | Examples | -------- | | >>> mpd.MinTimeDeltaGeneralizer(traj).generalize(tolerance=timedelta(minutes=10)) | | Method resolution order: | MinTimeDeltaGeneralizer | TrajectoryGeneralizer | builtins.object | | Methods inherited from TrajectoryGeneralizer: | | __init__(self, traj) | Create TrajectoryGeneralizer | | Parameters | ---------- | traj : Trajectory or TrajectoryCollection | | generalize(self, tolerance) | Generalize the input Trajectory/TrajectoryCollection. | | Parameters | ---------- | tolerance : any type | Tolerance threshold, differs by generalizer | | Returns | ------- | Trajectory/TrajectoryCollection | Generalized Trajectory or TrajectoryCollection | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Data descriptors inherited from TrajectoryGeneralizer: | | __dict__ | dictionary for instance variables (if defined) | | __weakref__ | list of weak references to the object (if defined)
time_generalized = mpd.MinTimeDeltaGeneralizer(original_traj).generalize(tolerance=timedelta(minutes=1))
time_generalized.plot(column='speed', linewidth=5, capstyle='round', figsize=(9,3), legend=True, vmax=20)
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time_generalized.to_point_gdf().head(10)
| id | sequence | trajectory_id | tracker | geometry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | |||||
| 2009-06-29 07:02:25 | 1556 | 1090 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59096 40.07196) |
| 2009-06-29 07:03:25 | 1569 | 1103 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59069 40.07225) |
| 2009-06-29 07:04:25 | 1582 | 1116 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59037 40.07396) |
| 2009-06-29 07:05:25 | 1595 | 1129 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59260 40.07411) |
| 2009-06-29 07:06:25 | 1610 | 1144 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59258 40.07420) |
| 2009-06-29 07:07:25 | 1623 | 1157 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59235 40.07602) |
| 2009-06-29 07:08:25 | 1635 | 1169 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.58939 40.07794) |
| 2009-06-29 07:09:25 | 1647 | 1181 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.58911 40.08171) |
| 2009-06-29 07:10:25 | 1659 | 1193 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.58829 40.08232) |
| 2009-06-29 07:11:25 | 1672 | 1206 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.58689 40.08230) |
original_traj.to_point_gdf().head(10)
| id | sequence | trajectory_id | tracker | geometry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | |||||
| 2009-06-29 07:02:25 | 1556 | 1090 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59096 40.07196) |
| 2009-06-29 07:02:30 | 1557 | 1091 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59091 40.07201) |
| 2009-06-29 07:02:35 | 1558 | 1092 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59088 40.07203) |
| 2009-06-29 07:02:40 | 1559 | 1093 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59091 40.07200) |
| 2009-06-29 07:02:45 | 1560 | 1094 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59096 40.07198) |
| 2009-06-29 07:02:50 | 1561 | 1095 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59101 40.07196) |
| 2009-06-29 07:02:55 | 1562 | 1096 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59099 40.07198) |
| 2009-06-29 07:03:00 | 1563 | 1097 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59098 40.07199) |
| 2009-06-29 07:03:05 | 1564 | 1098 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59097 40.07200) |
| 2009-06-29 07:03:10 | 1565 | 1099 | 2 | 0 | POINT (116.59097 40.07200) |